Domestic-league season · União de Leiria.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Ligaat Moreirense | 12 | 1 | 0 | 959 | 6.78 |
 Segunda Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 7.25 |
Marcelo's current-season form is down 89% on last season (Season 35→4), while his Rating eased 25→8. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 57).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Moreirense · 7th | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6.78 | 8 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | Moreirense · 10th | 33 | 1 | 0 | 6.93 | 25 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | Moreirense · 6th | 34 | 2 | 1 | 7.1 | 22 | 57 |
| 2021/22 | Al Taee · 9th | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 26 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | Pacos Ferreira · 5th | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 33 | 40 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Marcelo is a 36-year-old central defender at União de Leiria, rated 7.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (9.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Marcelo.
On the season, Marcelo graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.903 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 4). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 36 Marcelo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 16 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
Rated 7.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 36, Marcelo sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Marcelo's projected Rating — 7.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
